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that's rank​!​!

by Kitz Willman

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1.
Commit to the Damage 03:30
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what're you gonna do? i solemnly swear i solemnly swear not to ever fall the you know where commit to the damage like close-to-the-speaker standing commit to the damage like skateboarders landing commit to the damage how much shit can you manage? can you commit to the damage? commit, c'mon, damnit! before they burn this planet can you commit to the damage counterfeit guns and badges lootin cafes and takin all the finger sandwiches linger like slow bandwith is keeping you on the loading screen i'm no go-between hypocrite commit or get rid of it i'm staunch in what i stand up for more truth than i could ever cup pour loud youth to open up the front door in the booth i'd rather say "up yours!" i'd rather say "eat glue!" but that wouldn't teach you with a skull like an emu sand for shampoo in a sheep fescue with a stock world view and it's loaded up with tired tropes eyes full of gunk garbage day street's full of funk get your walk in before the sun come up shipwreck sheltie, sunken mutt dunkin mud water sippin in the USA it's in the timid way that people pay for music on the sidewalk ya'll wonder why i ride hock full grip hittin the side chock Pharoah Sanders makin that sly squawk comin out his saxophone no metronome for that hand bone and no cologne in my Camaro 'cause it's a Yenko Ukrainian flamenko modern day Schevchenko with that mentorship composure and if you ever spell my name wrong on a show poster, show hoster i will show holster that line's just supposed to make sure that my tickets'll bolster your income and then some you're welcome!! commit to the damage like close-to-the-speaker standin commit to the damage like skateboarders landin commit to the damage how much shit can you manage? can you commit to the damage? commit, c'mon, damnit! (just might be you) can you commit to the damage before they burn this planet? (just might be you) yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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Constant Vision 04:06
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there's a colour named you in my constant vision it's a twilight moon, watch the park glisten then walk home and pet a cat named Chicken yeah, we're fuckin in the kitchen there's a colour named you in my constant vision constant vision everything i ever said i said i'll say it again again, again, again, again, again, again the bed, the van, the bed, the van, the couch the ouch as requested the summer suggestion like mother's own method manifested up from any standard without qualifier ursa minor as we both retire liars sold to a cease fire breach buyer mirror-like magnifier cook fryer prairie Paris respire god damn, i rose in it must've been a near month-long minute there's a colour named you in my constant vision the twilight moon insisted that we speak a sound that's the way the world goes round that's the way the world goes round that's the way that the world is gonna hurt us life's got a rude purpose so get that room service there's a colour named you in my constant vision it's a twilight moon, watch the park glisten then walk home and pet a cat named Chicken yeah, we're fuckin in the kitchen in my constant vision the luna moon is messin me up in my constant vision
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Pay No Moon No Sun No Mind 03:21
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in the magic of the sun the day had just begun like any other one i curse both man and god and step into myself and step into my green jeans and go to Queen's congregate some gasoline then gather round the guillotine it's quite the scene midday sans soleil stray solar splay it was so pleasant then to pray a ritual like spinning clay or hitting brass a village near too far to pass without lending out my silver flask to be re-tasked in the lake's mirror image and on those nights of high tide my ride awaits and it's on the kit the sun it hit in golden light the sky seemed bright but not for long did the sun stay kind pay no moon no sun no mind the sky stayed bright most summer days until the sun blew the sun blew up and set the world ablaze as though just wakened up, i gaze at the palace this bridge in flames this bridge in rubble a soothing phrase tied truth to trouble but not for long did the sun stay kind pay no moon no sun no mind and on those nights of high tide my ride awaits and it's on the kit the sun it hit in golden light the sky seemed bright but not for long did the sun stay kind pay no moon no sun no mind
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Catch Crop 03:20
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that's rank!! that's really really rank!! when i was in second grade substitute teacher said, "well that's a real good name for a border collie" well that's a real good name for pup well that's a real good name to shoutout at the pub shoutout in the club shoutout in the park shoutout of the window of the car, year poop plaster fro ma kon crow forecaster says a warm lull knifeslasher but your blade dull i'm in the pasture with the herd cull, yeah so if you yuppies wanna catch crop with your shittszu at the truck stop i'll put you puppets through a work shop oh yeah i'll sock you with that lamb chop you fuckin cop i used to guard the investment and now i'm out here askin all of these questions
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Clay Pigeons 04:19
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i'm goin' down to the Greyhound station gonna get a ticket to ride gonna find that homie with two or three kids and sit down by their side ride 'til the sun comes up and down around me 'bout two or three times smokin' cigarettes in the last seat tryin' to hide my sorrow from the people i meet and get along with it all go down where the people say "y'all" sing a song with a friend change the shape that i'm in and get back in the game, start playin' again i'd like to stay but i might have to go to start over again might go back down to Saskatoon might go to somewhere that i've never been and get up in the mornin' and go out at night and i won't have to go home get used to bein' alone change the words to this song, start singin' again i'm tired of runnin' 'round lookin' for answers to questions that i already know i could build me a castle of memories just to have somewhere to go count the days and the nights that it takes to get back in the saddle again feed the pigeons some clay turn the night into day start talkin' again when i know what to say i'm goin' down to the Greyhound station gonna get a ticket to ride gonna find that homie with two or three kids and sit down by their side ride 'til the sun comes up and down around me 'bout two or three times feed the pigeons some clay turn the night into day start talkin' again when i know what to say feed the pigeons some clay turn the night into day

about

that's rank!! was recorded in late summer 2019 in Kingston, Ontario. the project is entirely self-recorded, self-produced, and released through Banned Era Records.

each song on that's rank!! orbits around a hook or refrain while sonically tracing the lineage of jazz oriented hip-hop. unlike previous KW releases, this project follows the guidelines of traditional pop songwriting. this is especially true for the cover of Blaze Foley's "Clay Pigeons" that closes out the album.

in terms of production, the sound on that's rank!! is simple; piano, bass, drums, and saxophone. while there's a mixture of additional sounds throughout, this classic quartet jazz set-up is the base from front to back. the beats are much more accessible than prior KW projects. production is especially straightforward on "Catch Crop," guided by nothing more than a piano, bass, snare, and a kick drum. the record's greatest sonic departure comes with "Constant Vision," featuring sampled guitar, thundering kicks, and a distorted woodwind outro. the remaining tracks fall within the perimeter of piano chords and the constant ping and patter of a jazzy ride cymbal.

this album is the second vocal+production release from Kitz Willman in 2019, accompanying the also-19-minute sprinter speak in marathon.

Banned Era Records

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released November 19, 2019

Kitz Willman - vocals, production, saxophone, engineering, art design

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Kitz Willman Winnipeg, Manitoba

vocalist, songwriter, producer and performer making experimental prairie rap in Winnipeg MB Canada.

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